Garden Club
Responsibility of Membership
Please call the DCA 655-9050 by Wednesday, Sept. 9th. Getting Dirty at the DCA 9:30 am Totally Topiary Workshop Kate Jamison of Gilberties Herbs in
Westport will demonstrate how to shape, train and grow topiary. Choose
from sun or shade loving plants to create your own masterpiece. Holiday Greens Workshop Flora Smeaton, current Greenhouse president, will lead us in a wreath creating workshop. In the end you will have a work of art that can be hung or used as a centerpiece for a festive winter table. Bring your pruners, glove s and imagination, we'll provide the rest. Reservations Required. Please call the DCA by Wednesday December 2nd so the appropriate supplies can be purchased. $10 fee for garden club members, $15 fee for DCA non-garden-club members and $20 for non DCA members. Tree Peonies A representative from Cricket Hill Garden - "a plant nursery established in 1989 devoted to introducing American gardeners to the beauty of Chinese tree and herbaceous peonies" - will show a wonderful slide presentation on Tree Peonies. Guests welcome. Indoor and Outdoor Early Spring Container Gardens Karen Hughan of Good Gardens IIc will give a slide presentation
and demonstrate the art of container gardening with a few creations
for indoor and outdoor use. Some of you may remember Karen's garden
from the tour this past summer. Her understated style is refreshing
and inspiring. You will leave this demonstration believing spring is
just around the corner! Enter for a chance to win one of her completed
containers. ABC's of Gardening Mini Session Spring is almost here. It's time to put down the garden books and get outside. Not sure where to start? Need a little motivation? Looking for answers? This is for you. The DCA's very own Greenhouse Group will take us through sight selection, soil preparation, plant selection and pest control in just over an hour. $5 fee for DCA non-garden-club members, $10 for non DCA members. Spring at the DCA We put the garden to "bed" in October, now it's time to wake it up. We'll divide anemones and epimedium as well as prune roses, hydrangeas and others. There are always extras to share. Spring is such an exciting time in the garden. Wear your boots, bring your clippers and prepare to get dirty. Light lunch will be served. Rain date TBD. $5 fee for DCA non-garden club members, $10 fee for non DCA members. Annual Plant Sale The Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Friday May 7th, just in time for spring planting. We will offer wonderful plants grown in the DCA’s own greenhouse by its greenhouse members, as well as perennials donated from the gardens of our garden club members. All members of the garden club are expected to donate time, as well as 6 perennials or $20 to underwrite the cost of annuals that are purchased from a local grower. Experienced gardeners and designers will be on hand to offer advice and suggestions. Sixth Annual Garden Tour Members of the Garden Club and a guest are invited for the sixth annual garden tour. We will gather for coffee at the DCA and to divide into carpools to visit the gardens.
Co-Chair -Robin Ackerman
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